💉 Angola has launched a historic HPV #vaccination effort! Mobilizing across urban and rural areas and combating misinformation, the two-phase campaign aims to vaccinate 2.2 million girls across the country! (6/6)
#goodnews #publichealth #hpv #cervicalcancer #immunization

🏜️ Five #Native tribes are uniting to protect a sacred cultural landscape in California! An intertribal commission will co-manage the Chuckwalla National Monument, one of the U.S.’s newest protected #publiclands, defending the #environment, culture, and tribal sovereignty! (5/6)
#goodnews #landback

🎨 Volunteers are cleaning trash from a river in Johannesburg, South Africa — and artists are turning it into artwork! A group of local artists are taking waste pulled from the Jukskei River and creating art resembling #animals in the river’s #ecosystem! (4/6)
#goodnews #environment #pollution #art

🥜Peanut allergies in children are declining rapidly in the U.S.! After revising #health guidance that recommended delaying introducing children to allergenic foods, diagnoses have dropped. Researchers estimate the shift prevented about 40,000 peanut #allergies since 2015! (3/6)
#goodnews

🏳️‍🌈 A historic court win in the Dominican Republic struck down an old anti-gay law! The law, which criminalized consensual same-sex conduct by officers in the country’s police and armed forces, was deemed unconstitutional, representing a step forward for #LGBTQ citizens! (2/6)
#goodnews #lgbt

Aiming to protect the environment for future generations, the environmental reforms will speed up projects in key areas across the country like housing, #renewableenergy, and mineral resources.
#goodnews #climate #climatechange

Thanks to long-term efforts by nonprofits and #conservation organizations, environmental legislation, and a growing coexistence between local communities and #wildlife, the leopard’s reappearance serves as a sign of ecological recovery!
#goodnews #environment #animals #endangered

Unexpected place to make yourself at home, right? 😅

Through #wildlife biologists and plant workers collaborating to make the canal systems more hospitable, the results show incredible progress — 2025 has seen a historic 600 recorded crocodile hatchlings at the plant, part of a larger comeback across the state!
#goodnews #conservation #animals

With aid cuts from countries like the U.S. – which fund more than 80% of family planning for millions of women and girls worldwide – these three nations are taking a huge step to maintain progress in reproductive health and birth control services!
#maternalhealth #childhealth #healthcare